Sunshine Bridge public hearing

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct a public hearing to consider evidence related to the Kristin Alexis formal marine investigation May 6-11 at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, La. The hearing will focus on the overhead strike of the Sunshine Bridge in Donaldsonville, La., which severely impacted the community for weeks while the bridge was impassible and out of service. Members of the public who wish to attend the hearing must present valid government-issued photo identification. (Source: Coast Guard media advisory 04/23/19) The CG convened a formal investigation into the Oct. 12, 2018, incident in which the towboat Kristin Alexis, pushing a barge-mounted crane, struck the bridge and damaged a load-bearing beam.